John Hixon
529 plan or rental properties
I was wondering if I could get some advice from people who know something about finance and investments.I think most people on BP know that if done properly investing in real estate brings better returns then the stoc...
Kate Gofman
Primary residence to rental property minimizing gross income
Hi everyone,I plan to rent my house which has been my primary residence for 5 years, and move in with my fiancé .I am a single mother with 15 year old twin daughters. I don't have any savings. Of course, I worry abou...
Larry Bondar
TPaying teen cash for yard work at your property
Want to hire a minor to clean up yard on a investment property Some basic yard work for cash. Can I write this off as a deduction? Also how would I set this up to legally have him working at the property?
Angela A.
Tenant wants indoor door lock changed
Tenant has moved in a few months ago and has a small child. The master bedroom door and the storm door has a lock, but I don't have the key and tenant is afraid child will lock himself in, in the case of the master be...
Corey Duran
Series LLCs do they really offer as much protection as multiple LLCs (hub and spoke)
I have been doing a lot of research online while trying to figure out how I am going to restructure my rental business and one thing that has recently been introduced to me is the series LLC. I was going down the path...
Meghan McCallum
Lead Paint Certified Contractors
Tonight at our investor meeting we heard an ignored tale. One of that of the Federal and local regulations on rehabs have been around for 15 years and NO ONE has been applying them EXCEPT for the new trendy group that...
Jose Ortiz
Possible Deal if I foot the legal fees, etc. for starting Probate
Hi, I have found a property that was sold in a tax sale, in the state of MD, not in B-More City, found out that the person died in the house, also the only family member that knows is someone in FL. THat family member...
Caleb Childs
Cash-Out Refi or Conventional Loan
My fiancé and I are in the process of closing our first deal using private money. The property is a SFH and we are trying to decide whether to flip or use BRRRR Strategy...my question for BRRRR is if it would be best ...
Lois S.
Adding an unauthorized tenant to lease & rent increase
We lease out a SF home in which current single tenant has resided for 4 years with minimal issues. This is a no-pets property, clearly spelled out in the lease.The neighbor contacted me to complain about a dog that's...
Raza Rizvi
Lead Paint Nightmare
Hello everyone, Really need your help here. I bought a 3 unit property in NJ with tenants already in them. I got new month to month leases with the tenants just to see how they will pay... 2 tenats worked out ok but o...